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Incoherent radiometers do not preserve phase; these operate as direct detection systems. The most common type of incoherent radiometers is the bolometer, used at millimeter wavelengths. Bolometers are basically very sensitive thermometers, so have no frequency or polarization specific response, wide bandwidths and are sensitive to both polarizations.
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Wilson, T.L., Rohlfs, K., Hüttemeister, S. (2013). Practical Receiver Systems. In: Tools of Radio Astronomy. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39950-3_5
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